Crime Rates at Laburnum Road, Rochester, ME2 2LD

Laburnum Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 329th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Road (ME2 2LD) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Road (ME2 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.